Government employment | Men, women | · Inadequate employment opportunities · Low education levels | · Provision of bursaries for college education |
Livestock (chicken, goats and ducks) | All Gender | · Children missing school · Conflicts between farmers and livestock keepers · Human/wildlife conflict · Drought and inadequate water · Lack of veterinary services and the high cost of drugs · Insufficient land for grazing and modern animal feed · Insecurity · Lack of finance · Lack of ownership by women · The long-distance involved scaring away women · Loss of livestock · Poor market and diseases · Women have to balance between livestock keeping with other duties | · Construction of a slaughterhouse · Control influx of livestock from other counties · Designation of grazing areas away from farms · Ensure proper housing and disease control · Establish a market for livestock · Establishment of pasture sources · Exploring other alternatives such as irrigation farming · Fence farms · Fencing of the dam · Form marketing cooperatives and promote livestock marketing schemes · Construct a slaughterhouse to enhance value addition · Government to improve security and culprits to be punished · Introduce poultry farming · Keeping hybrid animal breeds · Livestock offtake programs supported by proper animal stocking · Avail and lower price of drugs, vaccines and pesticides · Planting livestock feeds and feed storage · Provision of grazing land · Provision of water and specific watering points · Strengthening local ranches · To obtain funds through loans. · Use of indigenous knowledge · Veterinary officers to be available |
Masonry | Men, Boys | · Inadequate employment opportunities · Low wages | · Increase wages · Establishment of village polytechnics |
Mitumba* business | Women | · Unreliable markets | · Availability of markets |
Relief food | Men, Women, Old men and Old Women | · Only given to a targeted group of age · Not reliable and quantities insufficient | · Making more people benefit · Improve farming |
Remittance | Men, Women, Old Men and Old Women | · Not predictable · Not enough to meet the needs of the beneficiary · Delay in disbursement · A small fraction of beneficiaries · Huge transaction cost · Separation and break up of families | · Increase employment opportunities · Take children to school to get a good paying job |
Sale of milk | Boys, Women and Old Women | · Lack of pasture · Drought · Low milk production · Poor handling of milk · Price fluctuation | · Provision of ice cubes and cool boxes · Purchase of milk handling equipment · Organize groups into cooperatives for milk business |
Sale of forest products | Men and Women | · Low market and poor prices · Government regulations · Exposure to dangerous snakes and insects | · Create awareness on forest access regulations · Encourage value addition and provide a market for products |
Sale of water | Women and Men | · Inadequate supply | · Drilling of wells and distributing piped water |